Casabella Wring the String Mop Challenge Compress and Twist Version

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Let me introduce you to the brand new Casabella Wring the String Mop Compress and Twist Version. Before modeling I´ve read some comments in internet about current casabella mops and some people were complaining that there was not enough water squeezed out so that´s why I decided to go the compress and twist method. My design allow to achive higher pressure, twist more and as the result to squeeze out more water that current casabella´s production models. How it works: When the user moves handle down - it also moves down all other parts the parts, after passing several distance (about half of the length of the string mop) sliding bars that are inside the grey cover (Part 2), start moving forward to the axis, compressing strings of the mop. After that the guide part (to which two sliding bars are attached) starts to rotate clockwise (from the top view) - it makes several turns to the end point, compressing and twisting strings of the mop. Handle does not rotate. It moves linearly up and down the axis of the mop. There is a tension spring (part 9) inside the mop (part 1) that helps to return all the parts to the starting upper position. It is something like combination of drill chuck, clothespin and screw drive. // Strings are shown just for reference, so they look like circle in the front (in compressed position), I think real string will be compressed in more flat shape - that why I made guide bars endings a litle bit curved (arc shaped) fot better grip. I had to delete follow to path reference because my computer were going to slowly after adding it. Also strings of the mop can be adjusted by the diameters (for showing uncompressed and compressed conditions) I made it planning to add animation to my challenge´s entry but it looks like all these circular matrices and helices are too much for my computer :) I left the path sketch in the experimiental assembly so you can download my model, add follow the path reference and see how it works. Women like pink color, right? so I also added some pink renderings. It looks nice in pink and white so I called it cinderella´s dream :) Thank you for you attention! Check also my Tuondokane Project for The Bathroom Mop Challenge and my other projects: https://grabcad.com/yauhen-1/projects